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New York, NY (February 20, 2018) - NEA Jazz Master, Carnegie Hall Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and 14-time Grammy Award winner Paquito D'Rivera returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater with To Bird with Strings for two nights only, March 16-17. To Bird with Strings is a tribute to Charlie Parker’s Bird with Strings, one of D’Rivera’s favorite albums and Parker’s best-selling record - the program was previously performed to sold-out audiences in The Appel Room in 2013. The program will feature selections from the original album, unrecorded arrangements from the project, and new takes on Parker’s work with Latin jazz legends like Machito and Chico O’Farrill. D’Rivera will be joined by his ensemble, including pianist Alex Brown, drummer Eric Doob, bassist Zach Brown, percussionist Rolando Morales, violinist Andrei Matorin, oboist Tom Christensen, and harpist Riza Printup, along with a full string ensemble. A free pre-concert discussion will take place at 7pm each night in the Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman Studio, located in the Irene Diamond Education Center.

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly announces the 15 finalist bands that will compete in the 23rd Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival -- one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world -- at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, on May 10-12, 2018.

Jazz at Lincoln Center brings Rags, Strides & Habaneras, a visually dazzling showcase of musical traditions at the core of jazz, Latin jazz, and popular styles from throughout the Americas, to The Appel Room on March 2-3, 2018 at 7pm and 9:30pm each night.

Blue Engine Records makes the most memorable performances from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s historic gala concerts available for the first time with the release of United We Swing: Best of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Galas.

New York, NY (January 29, 2018) - Trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas returns to The Appel Room, February 23�“24, with Ambrose Akinmusire, Joey Baron, Gerald Clayton, Bill Frisell, and Linda May Han Oh to explore the music and legacy of the legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie through a 21st century lens. Douglas created this project dedicated to one of the towering figures in 20th century music and an international cultural ambassador.

The Jazz Academy is the home of the educational initiatives of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s (JALC) jazz education programs drive our organization’s efforts to advance the appreciation, understanding, and performance of jazz.

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